It's May!

                                          ASLEEP or AWAKE:  It’s May

Insomnia

I tossed and turned

all night

thinking of

that salad spinner—

and infinite pain.

Passing through

One by one

I’m cutting

those velour pants

I hate

into cleaning rags.

Feeding

The cats—

while feeding them

just now,

and washing

last night’s dishes,

I wondered

how we’ll die.

Silence

My phone

is fully charged,

and I “pray”

it won’t ring.

Last Friday

That woman,

you know, the one

who made demands—

Did she remind

you of your Mother,

or of me?

 Up early

All those bills

come due today,

and I am about to pay them.

What a fool…

Dry spring

Turned off  the heat now.

outlook bright—a week of rain!

Now, that’s a good thing!

Epilogue

Better build that ark today,

Or we’ll drown.

Content and Photos: 

Kay Weeks

5.1.12  and Keeping it Simple.